Dave Kopel has a pretty good article on gun control in Burma over at Volokh. Go have a read.
Speaking of Burma. David Codrea has an interesting variation on the “Burma-Shave” viral marketing campaign.
Year: 2007
Watch the Details
I’m not going to criticize the Brady Campaign for having someone else manage Paul’s blog. That’s par for the course in these kinds of matters with non-profits. But for the sake of staying on message, I’m rather surprised that they show someone else posting on behalf of Paul Helmke:
I’m going to guess dpennington is Doug Pennington, detailed here by Buckeye Firearms Coalition:
Recently I was notified by my friend Dan Gettlefinger that just the very sort of disinformation piece I have been talking about ran in the Cincinnati Enquirer. The author, Doug Pennington, is a former Cincinnati resident now living in Washington D.C. and an employee of Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. His article was prompted by an op-ed penned by a Vietnam War vet named Charles Donabedian.
None of us, I think, really believed that Paul did his own blog entires; that’s what staff is for. But you’d think they’d know enough to avoid these kind of careless oversights. It’s one thing to understand Paul doesn’t really manage his own blog. It’s another thing for us to know who actually does it.
“Deal of the Day” Blog
Looks like Cam Edwards is starting up another blog to highlight the “Deal of the Day” feature on his show. I will be adding that to my RSS feed. Hopefully you all will check in as well. I have to admit that I only occasionally have to time to listen to the show, so having that in blog format is certainly helpful.
The “Deal of the Day” feature highlights the failure of our criminal justice system to get criminals off the street, and actually, you know, punish them.
Thompson Video
Go take a look at this video of Fred Thompson.  Can someone tell me whether one of these kids is playing with padding from a bra? I’m just wondering.
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Now, I have to tell you.  If I’m 65, and I’m hitting that, I’m doing pretty well in life. And that’s not to lend credibility to the trophy wife meme. Jeri, unlike some other candidate wives, has the brains to back up the looks. And at least she doesn’t seem to be calling Fred on a regular basis while he’s making speeches.
See the rest of the interviews here, via Glenn.
Preemption Working in Ohio
It looks like preemption is doing what it’s supposed to in Ohio:
Clyde, Ohio, is a small town, but its legal quest to keep guns out of city parks could have a big effect on firearms laws across the state.The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Sandusky County town’s appeal of a court ruling that struck down its anti-gun ordinance as being in conflict with state law.
The outcome of the case, while months away, apparently will determine whether Ohio cities can enact restrictions on firearms beyond the statewide standard.
Around here we have lots of parks with no weapons signage, but under Pennsylvania law they are as good as dirt. I always assume they don’t apply to LTC holders. While generally they are summary offenses, I’m pretty confident I could beat any charge in state court because of our own preemption law.
Tacoma Mall Shooter Convicted
Superior Court jurors Tuesday convicted Maldonado of 15 separate criminal counts, including attempted second-degree murder, assault and kidnapping, in the shooting that wounded seven people at the mall around noon on Nov. 20, 2005.
In doing so, jurors weren’t swayed by the defense’s claims that a mental disorder shielded Maldonado, 22, from responsibility for the shootings.
Dan McKown, a Tacoma man who was paralyzed in the shooting and now uses a wheelchair, said it was clear to him Maldonado was intent on gunning down numerous people as he walked through the mall spraying bullets.
Good to hear he didn’t get off light. Read the whole thing.
He’s Back!
Bryan Miller has returned from his hiatus, and fires some shots back at Scott Bach’s post on blaming Pennsylvania’s gun laws for crime in New Jersey.
You can see my poorly formatted response in the comments. Have something to add? Comments are open. Let the Reasoned DiscourseTM flow.
Assault Weapons for Me. Patrol Rifle for Thee
Armed and Safe, via Straightarrow, discovers some verbal gymnastics with terminology the media is using. It seems when a cop carries an assault rifle, it’s suddenly a “patrol rifle”.
Over at Ahab’s …
… I’m tired of talking about this issue, but you should head over to Ahab’s and read his latest.
UPDATE: Thirdpower and Uncle too.
Reading Between the Lines
Bitter takes NRO to task for speculating that Sandy Froman is hinting at an NRA endorsement of Giuliani.  I agree with Bitter’s analysis. I don’t think much can be read into what she said in regards to Giuliani, and she’s correct that it’s ILA that makes these decisions, and not the Board of Directors. Geez, can you imagine 76 people trying to collectively come to a decision on endorsements?  I wouldn’t want to be in that room.